Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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5 L H S f V s I A' If If vw Y . Q ., , vi Ag 1 ' of 3 o 571 , f M -' ,of . f f , Ms . , A Sxogmgailg 1 I The four-school swim coach, juli Warner, sports a spirit t-shirt. Athletic teams and coaches devoted many hours preparing for meets and games each day after school. plan f I llc Tendin at the hulahoo ame Luchi 3 P S I - helps the guests at Six Flags. Many students spent hours working after school and on weekends. drama club members gather for clubs would assemble after hours for the year. Copy and layout by Diana Peal 23

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Iessica Crimes 'Happy Hours' from 3:25-8:30 Students H11 free time in a Person 1- Hey, how about going shopping today after school? Person 2- I'd really like to butl have a million things to do. Have you ever been in a situation such as this, where you would have rather gone out with your friends to the movies or shopping, than do homework? Many students had obligations to fulfill after school such as drill team practice from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, preparing for upcoming l Y V151 ,gall 1 -l .Y Showing grace, junior Karen Finney displays her dancing skills in her speech class. Karen has been taking ballet dancing fornine yearsffaking lessons after school was one of the many activities that filled students' time after 3:25 p.m. Slow dancing, D'ana Morris and date attend a dance after a home game. Football games and dances were typical entertainments on Friday nights during the fall. 22 After School football games and contests. The band also diligently labored preparing new marching routines and practicing music. Some tutoring classes were held after school for students who were having trouble with their classes. Teachers stayed after hours to give make-up tests, grade papers and prepare lessons for the following day. Some members of the faculty attended graduate school at night to earn their Variety of ways Masters Degrees. Many juniors and seniors were in one of the vocational programs. This organization allowed students to attend school for one half of the day and work the other half. Music lessons, sleeping, jobs and homework were a variety of things students and teachers did after the 3:25 bell and until 8:30 the next morning,

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T-T1me IS an t1me Shirts uncover personalities Hullabaloo Let's Neck Let's Neck, Texas Secede, log Today, Here Tomorrow. The list could go on and on and on. After all, there seemed to be almost as many T-shirt slogans as there were T-shirts. In fact, there was little doubt that there were more T-shirts than students. Fifteen was the average number owned by those asked. The number one reason for this increased popularity was the message carried prominently on the majority of T's. They're fun. stated student after student. Mine speak for me, said Cheryl Oyler. When you think about it, it's unreal what you can learn about a person by the T-shirts he wears. For example, by observing the same person daily for several weeks, it was learned that he liked A 8: M, had an interest in golf and skin diving, belonged to Spanish Club and was left behind when his parents went to Hawaii. l 'i,.......l I think there are three great reasons for the popularity of the,T-shirt, said Angela Russell. They're cheap, comfortable and the decals are fun. Cheryl agreed, I can buy two, maybe three for the price of one blouse. She continued, They're the cheapest, most comfortable thing I can wear. So while students didn't exactly give up high fashion, most agreed that wearing a T-shirt to school once or twice a week was good for the morale. In fact, it became somewhat of a tradition on Fridays. In any case, T-shirts were worn more than any other type of top. As with jeans, their unisex quality was a primary reason for this. However, equally important was the appeal of the slogans which probably sold more T's than any other thing. So, remember all those people who bumped you in the hall? They were probably just trying to read your T-shirt. in Leslie McPherson Mr. Bill Chester, Mr. Steve Musser W LR-'PL111'y .L -1. .Y evil.. UTI!! f Umar' f 252 4 K ' it ' Ken Zaves 24 T-shirts 1 4 john Battles Stuart Ramson A -f-u---.J Ms. Wilma Smithson Mamie G01-man ll'Hl.E'l'lC DEPT